this paper originates the theory of buyer concentration for a main raw material input for a single processing industry. the oligopsony concentration is obtained and subsequently decomposed into several factors, affecting indirectly the industry’s profitability. it is found that the leading firms’ efficiencies hypothesis is reaffirmed due to variations associated with the marginal productivity d...

Grain production is one of the Ukrainian agro-industrial complex main branches. An indicator of the grain production efficiency is its profitability. It is characterized by significant annual fluctuations that induce risk. Redistribution of existing grain crops areas taking into consideration their profitability can bring to increase of production efficiency. The paper observes Markowitz’s opti...

In this study it has been initiated to find out the credit strength and financial performance of cement industries in Bangladesh through investigating the financial report for the period from 2007 to 2011. Financial ratios are employed to measure the Liquidity (Working capital to Total Assets), Profitability (Retained Earnings to Total Assets), Efficiency (Earnings before Interest and Taxes to ...

The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in the U.S. economy, yet little is known about the key macroeconomic parameters that affect its industry’s structure and performance. The main objectives of this research are 1) to analyze the macroeconomic performance of construction industry as a whole and at fourteen of its sub-sectors in terms of labor productivity, gross margin, and w...

We compare methods to allocate resources or operator licenses in industries where the future value of the resource is unknown at the time of allocation as it depends on ex-post joint actions of operators. For example, the value of radio spectrum licenses may depend on ex-post investments into infrastructure development by the operators. Some countries consider infrastructure development among t...

This paper analyses the challenges human resource faces in Information technology industry of India. The focus of HR practitioners should not be only on to attract, motivate and retain key 'knowledge workers. But HR practitioners must also play a proactive role in IT industry. Profitability and sustainability of company in long run cannot be ensured without focusing on HR Management practices. ...

In this paper, we describe the evaluation of a real-world awareness (RWA) prototype designed to help managers perform environmental scanning in the pharmaceutical industry. RWA in the pharmaceutical industry consists of not only the tracking and tracing of drugs but also of pattern recognition for relevant events – both internal and external to the company which can affect a company’s drug rese...